Smooth linen wrap

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masonh

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i usually play with wood handle or leather wrapped cues,but i have a linen wrapped cue i am trying.the linen threads are not very smooth.i had someone re-press it and starch it,but still not smooth like some of my freinds linen wraps.i was told by a few that after time the oils from your hand are ultimately what makes them extremely smooth.you know the type.you pick up the cue and the linen fibers feel like a solid substance,like leather but tackier.my freind has a Cog like this and another buddy of mine has an old SW that is extremely smooth.my question is how can i get my linen wrap to feel very soft and smooth without playing with it for a year?
 
masonh said:
i usually play with wood handle or leather wrapped cues,but i have a linen wrapped cue i am trying.the linen threads are not very smooth.i had someone re-press it and starch it,but still not smooth like some of my freinds linen wraps.i was told by a few that after time the oils from your hand are ultimately what makes them extremely smooth.you know the type.you pick up the cue and the linen fibers feel like a solid substance,like leather but tackier.my freind has a Cog like this and another buddy of mine has an old SW that is extremely smooth.my question is how can i get my linen wrap to feel very soft and smooth without playing with it for a year?
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I use a razor blade (like a scraper, with the lathe turning),to shave any bumps or irregularities from the linen. Then give it a final pressing. That gives it a smooth finish. Then I use a coating of shaft sealer, over the pressed wrap...JER
 
i think my buddy used starch.i will have him try the shaft sealer instead and do it again.thanks.
 
Using shaft sealer will be what makes the linen smoother...Almost like a glossy finish....
 
Hold the blade

BLACKHEARTCUES said:
I use a razor blade (like a scraper, with the lathe turning),to shave any bumps or irregularities from the linen. Then give it a final pressing. That gives it a smooth finish. Then I use a coating of shaft sealer, over the pressed wrap...JER
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How to you hold the blade flat or at what angle. Is it like you hold the blade when you cut a cue tip.
 
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powerpool said:
How to you hold the blade flat or at what angle. Is it like you hold the blade when you cut a cue tip.
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You hold it like a cabinet scraper...or w/ the blade pointing straight at the wrap....
 
I've never put a sealer of any type on a linen wrap. That totally defeats one of the wraps purposes, that being to absorb sweat from your hand. When it gets dirty, you wash it. When you can't wash it out any more you replace it. The key to a good wrap job is to press it, press it & press it again. When you're done pressing it, you burnish it. That will give you all the gloss you could ask for.
 
masonh said:
i usually play with wood handle or leather wrapped cues,but i have a linen wrapped cue i am trying.the linen threads are not very smooth.i had someone re-press it and starch it,but still not smooth like some of my freinds linen wraps.i was told by a few that after time the oils from your hand are ultimately what makes them extremely smooth.you know the type.you pick up the cue and the linen fibers feel like a solid substance,like leather but tackier.my freind has a Cog like this and another buddy of mine has an old SW that is extremely smooth.my question is how can i get my linen wrap to feel very soft and smooth without playing with it for a year?
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Wraps can also be lightly sanded using 400 grit, 600 grit, 1000 grit, and finishing with 1500 grit. Last starch, press, and burnish the wrap, this will give you finish as smooth as glass!!!!!
 
criag w.ritel is right you sand with a block repress and yes you do seal the wrap we sell a new sealer which will be availalbe at the us open it is unlike anything you ever used it can be used for many things things even finishing sneaky petes or smiple cues also for sealing shafts. we should have our first shipment in the first of october this stuff is like gold works great will have it to demo at our booth at the us open oct 14-20ththe first booth as you enter the building will have over 300 cues and all kinds of cue building supplies see you there
 
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